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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Should companies police for child pornography

Few issues arouse as much public condemnation as child pornography.Asa visual record of child sexual abuse, itsproduction and disseminationscarsinnocent livesforever.It is illegal in virtually all developed countries to produce, distribute, and receive child pornography. So despitea criminal online trade in child pornography worthbillions ofdollars, nolegitimatecompany would knowinglygo anywhere nearthe practice. But should companies play a larger role in actively stamping out child pornography? And if so, how far should they go?

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Andrew Crane [L] and Dirk Matten [R]

Welcome to the Crane and Matten blog - for informed commentary and expert analysis on the everchanging world of corporate responsibility.

We are two business school professors best known for our books and research articles on business ethics and corporate citizenship. We wrote the Crane and Matten blog from 2008-2015, offering unique insight on a range of issues from across the globe.

Andrew Craneis Professor of Business and Society in the School of Management, University of Bath.

Dirk Matten is the Hewlett Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility in the Schulich School of Business, York University.